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Life’s little stage is a small eminence, 
Inch high the grave above,—that home of man, 
Where dwells the multitude; we gaze around. 
We read their monuments; we sigh; and while 
We sigh, we sink; and are what we deplored; 
Lamenting, or lamented, all our lot! 
— Young. 
Song of Life. 
“Time more swift than wind and billows 
Fleeth. Who can bid it stay ? 
To enjoy it when ’tis present, 
To arrest it on its way, 
This, ye brothers, will the fleeting 
Of the winged days restrain; 
Let us strew life’s path with roses, 
For its glory soon will wane! 
“Roses! for the days are merging 
Into winter’s misty tide, 
Roses! for they bloom and blossom 
Round about on every side. 
On each spray there blossom roses, 
On each noble deed of youth; 
Happy he who, till its waning, 
E'er hath lived a life of truth!" 
— Herder. 
Lai pi 
me. 
A leguminous plant of the genus Lupinus (L. perennis), having 
showy racemes of flowers. 
Gluttony. 
“Their sumptuous gluttonies and gorgeous feasts.” 
— Milton. 
